Paula Deen's Red Velvet Trifle

Well...Where do I start...First, I love red velvet...Second, I swear I have made red velvet before and it turned out fantastic.  Third, This does taste very good....But....It looks like a five year old threw it together...So i'm no Paula Deen...Or a baker...but there definately wasn't enough pudding topping for this trifle...Oh well...at least it tastes good.  Below is the link to the Paula Deen website that does include a way different (better) picture of the trifle.  Enjoy!
Paula Deen's Red Velvet Trifle

Oven Chicken Fingers

What a great recipe from allrecipes.com.  This oven chicken finger recipe was so easy to make and the best part is the homemade honey mustard sauce.  My entire kitchen smells like the sauce...smells so good!!!  Below is the link to the recipe.

Oven Chicken Fingers (from all recipes.com)
Ingredients:
cut up chicken fingers
1 cup Italian bread crumbs
2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 cup vegetable oil
Directions:
Mix together bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese in a baggie and set aside.  In a small bowl mix together the garlic and vegetable oil.  Dip the chicken fingers in the oil mixture, then the bread crumb mixture and place on a cookie sheet sprayed with Pam.  Preheat oven to 350 and bake for 20 minutes.
Ingredients for Honey Mustard Sauce:
2 tablespoons corn starch
1 cup water
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup mustard
Directions:
Dissolve the corn starch in 1 tablespoon water in a small saucepan.  Place pan on med/high heat and mix in the rest of the ingredients (including the rest of the water) and bring to boil.  Stir constantly for 1 minute until the sauce thickens.  I thought I messed up the sauce because it was so watery and lumpy, but just keep stirring and it will thicken up.

Beer Mac and Cheese

This is a wonderful recipe from howsweeteats.com.  I do agree that although this recipe is fantastic, adding a little bacon would make it out of this world.  This was super easy to make and re-heats very well for left overs (if you have any) the next day!  This definitely feels like a Midwestern meal...
Here is the link to the recipe:
Beer Mac and Cheese

Easy Crock-Pot Pizza

Well...this recipe was just sorta okay...There wasn't that much flavor to this meal, but it would be a good recipe to make for young kids.  It is super fast and easy to make.  Instead of using canned mushrooms I used fresh ones.  Here is the link to the recipe:
Easy Crock-Pot Pizza Recipe

Breakfast Skillet

Via my wonderful husband!  Woo Hoo

Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts

Merry Christmas!!!
Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts

Make Ahead French Toast

This is a great dish to make ahead and let it sit overnight in the refrigerator.  I love the crunchy pecans and the sweet maple syrup over french bread!  Super easy and super yummy!  Below is the link to the recipe from allrecipes.com
Make Ahead French Toast

Chicken Tortilla Soup (Second try)

WAY WAY better than the previous soup I tried (which was still good).  This was so easy.  I got a rotisserie chicken instead of using chicken breasts and put everything in one pot and simmered for 30 minutes.  Below is a link to the recipe from allrecipes.com.  Next time I will add some avacado and fresh tomatoes.
Chicken Tortilla Soup

Chicken Cordon Blue

One word: Boring!!  Not much flavor at all....totally my fault since I didn't want follow the recipe by sauteing the chicken in a pan forever.  Instead I threw it in the oven...Not that great...

Jalapeno Cream Cheese Chicken Enchiladas

It's been such a busy week i'm going to be lazy and just give you a link to this amazing recipe from allrecipes.com.  I love the cream cheese mixture in these enchiladas.  Well, I love cream cheese in just about anything (just like Paula Deen).
Here is the link to the recipe:
Jalapeno Cream Cheese Chicken Enchiladas